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Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State baseball hosted Augustana in an NSIC series Saturday, April 11. The Wolves took game one to extra innings after being down nine runs; game two was a defensive battle.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game One: NSU 11, AU 12
Game Two: NSU 1, AU 2
Records: NSU 10-16 (NSIC 8-13), AU 27-9 (NSIC 20-4)
GAME ONE: NSU 11, AU 12
- The Wolves got out to a large deficit early, going down 9-0 after four; the Vikings scored two runs in the first inning, four in the second, one in the third, and two in the fourth
- In what looked to be a blowout of a game, Northern stormed back with four runs coming in the bottom of the fifth
- A Viking three-up-three-down put the Wolves back on offense; Drew Benson homered to left field on the first at bat of the sixth, bringing the score to 9-5 AU
- Augustana added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning with two runs
- With two outs, the Wolves rally back, scoring six runs to tie the game and send it into extra innings
- Benson batted home Castellanos to start the comeback
- A double by Lott sent Danny Sanchez and Benson home
- Batting in Lott and Niaves was Jack Weidner's double to right center, brining the Wolves within one
- Rerick came up to the plate and singled it down the right field line; Kyle Konechne (pinch running for Weidner) stepped home and tied the game 11-11
- No action in the eighth took us to the top of the nineth inning where a sacrifice fly brought in the winning run for Augustana
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Collin Lott: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 doubles
Drew Benson: 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, home run, 10 put outs
Dillon Castellanos: 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases
Easton Rerick: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 run,
GAME TWO: NSU 1, AU 2
- This pitching battle of a game saw no runs and only five combined hits (3 NSU, 2 AU) through the first five innings
- Augustana got on the board first in the fifth with two runs
- In the bottom of the seventh, Drew Benson kicked things off with a double to center; he advanced to third on an Easton Rerick ground out
- With two outs Dillon Castellanos brough Benson home to make it 2-1 Vikings
- Northern State comes up short, leaving four runners on base after Augustana took the lead
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Maddox Plack: 5.2 innings pitched, 2 hits, 2 runs
Drew Benson: 1-2, 1 run, double, 7 put outs
Dillon Castellanos: 3-4, 1 RBI, double
Jack Weidner: 1-2, 4 put outs
UP NEXT
Northern State baseball is back at it tomorrow, April 12 at Fossum Field for their final game of the series against the Vikings. First pitch is set for noon.
